DRM is "blanket functionality removal." That is it's intention. It fails, but that is not the point...
While I certainly agree with that point for some implementations of DRM, I think there are cases where it's not altogether bad. Take Netflix, for example -- I am very clear that I am paying for the right to watch items that Netflix has, whenever I want to, so long as I'm internet connected. That's what I signed up for. I don't own every episode of M*A*S*H or Star Trek, but I'm enrolled in a service which lets me watch them on demand.
Of course, if I, say, buy a movie, then yes, I should be able to watch that movie whenever I want, wherever I want, on whatever device I want. But, in certain cases (particularly streaming services), I don't really have an issue with this.
It all depends on the use-case. I have a 100Mbps (University) connection, and it's fantastic for web, streaming video, etc. -- never had any issues. But if I'm backing up my computer or transferring large data sets, then yeah, it's slow, and I'll just use a patch cable to transfer between two (gigabit) machines (or plug in an external drive).
It all depends on your usage. Netflix 4k claims 7GB/hour, or about 16Mbps ("normal" HD is less than half that).
One of the most useful properties of scientific theories is that they can be used to make predictions about natural events or phenomena that have not yet been observed
He was speaking in jest, yes, but his point is that evolution is real, but compared to, say, the theory of gravity, it's very poor -- we know things evolve, but making quantitative predictions can be...difficult.
I don't think the ad revenue is the damage -- it's the lost revenue from 12 million movies which "should" have been legally paid for. Now, multiply 12 million by the cost per movie and you get some figure for damages. An even more realistic figure would assume that not all the movies would have been purchased had it not been for this site (and that seems to be the figure they came up with -- because a movie generally costs more than 1 pound, though perhaps they're figuring in all revenue streams such as legal streaming, movie tickets, rentals, etc.).
He/she just said: "Linux Mint was installed on that notebook (replacing Windows 7) over this past weekend."
If enough people do this, then more computer manufacturers start offering boxes with no OS (or pre-loaded with your distro of choice). Once this is enough to affect the bottom line (enough that it can't be offset by the gains of the "customer experience" improvement), then Microsoft will probably react in some way...
I think recall a service (car share? Bike share? Figment of my imagination?) where the price was greatly reduced, or in some way incentivized, if you parked in a specific spot. (Bikes tend to accumulate at the bottom of hills, not the top -- that sort of thing.)
If properly incentivized, I suspect you could get your customers to de-cluster them for you.
When I was staying in Europe for a few weeks (I'm from the USA) I had to wire some money over to the landlord. So I opened the PDF form from my (American) credit union, filled in the details, pasted in a signature and sent it back. "Sorry sir, but we are unable to accept an electronic copy; please print out the form, sign it, and then scan+email or fax it over."
So of course I just opened the document in GIMP, rotated it slightly, added some noise, turned down the contrast and sent it back. Landlord was happy, credit union was happy, and all I had to do was forge my own documents...
Raising a dimensional quantity to a power doesn't always make sense -- since [whateverthefuck] = [micrograms/serving], [whateverthefuck^9] = [something silly].
And if you want to do this as relative amount (0.1 meaning ten percent, etc.), then raising it to the ninth power makes it smaller, which isn't exactly what you intended.
...can indulge his geekly interests in a more world-changing way than installing the newest release of Debian and vainly looking for something useful to run on it.
Wow. That's...a little too close to home. Please think of other people before saying such hurtful things.
Dyson agrees that anthropogenic global warming exists, and has written that "[one] of the main causes of warming is the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere resulting from our burning of fossil fuels such as oil and coal and natural gas."[53] However, he believes that existing simulation models of climate fail to account for some important factors, and hence the results will contain too much error to reliably predict future trends:...
Freeman Dyson also doesn't understand gravity (no one does). But that doesn't mean some vague claims can't be made about the two -- "heavy objects hurt when they fall on your foot" isn't a rigorous scientific statement, but it is true, as is his (vague) quote above.
... the longer it takes the less practical it would be to use it against a moving target.
Certainly true, but given that light is (near as makes no difference) instantaneous in this case, having the target in your sights and hitting it are the same thing. If the range is increased enough, I suspect that this would be a much easier weapon to use than, say, projectiles, as there's no possibility of evasion.
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DRM is "blanket functionality removal." That is it's intention. It fails, but that is not the point...
While I certainly agree with that point for some implementations of DRM, I think there are cases where it's not altogether bad. Take Netflix, for example -- I am very clear that I am paying for the right to watch items that Netflix has, whenever I want to, so long as I'm internet connected. That's what I signed up for. I don't own every episode of M*A*S*H or Star Trek, but I'm enrolled in a service which lets me watch them on demand.
Of course, if I, say, buy a movie, then yes, I should be able to watch that movie whenever I want, wherever I want, on whatever device I want. But, in certain cases (particularly streaming services), I don't really have an issue with this.
It all depends on the use-case. I have a 100Mbps (University) connection, and it's fantastic for web, streaming video, etc. -- never had any issues. But if I'm backing up my computer or transferring large data sets, then yeah, it's slow, and I'll just use a patch cable to transfer between two (gigabit) machines (or plug in an external drive).
It all depends on your usage. Netflix 4k claims 7GB/hour, or about 16Mbps ("normal" HD is less than half that).
One of the most useful properties of scientific theories is that they can be used to make predictions about natural events or phenomena that have not yet been observed
He was speaking in jest, yes, but his point is that evolution is real, but compared to, say, the theory of gravity, it's very poor -- we know things evolve, but making quantitative predictions can be...difficult.
A professor of mine said something along the lines of, "Evolution is a fact -- but it's a lousy theory."
I don't think the ad revenue is the damage -- it's the lost revenue from 12 million movies which "should" have been legally paid for. Now, multiply 12 million by the cost per movie and you get some figure for damages. An even more realistic figure would assume that not all the movies would have been purchased had it not been for this site (and that seems to be the figure they came up with -- because a movie generally costs more than 1 pound, though perhaps they're figuring in all revenue streams such as legal streaming, movie tickets, rentals, etc.).
Yeah, and what are you going to do about it?
He/she just said: "Linux Mint was installed on that notebook (replacing Windows 7) over this past weekend."
If enough people do this, then more computer manufacturers start offering boxes with no OS (or pre-loaded with your distro of choice). Once this is enough to affect the bottom line (enough that it can't be offset by the gains of the "customer experience" improvement), then Microsoft will probably react in some way...
I think recall a service (car share? Bike share? Figment of my imagination?) where the price was greatly reduced, or in some way incentivized, if you parked in a specific spot. (Bikes tend to accumulate at the bottom of hills, not the top -- that sort of thing.)
If properly incentivized, I suspect you could get your customers to de-cluster them for you.
Yeah, The International Business Machine. It's run by President and Commander in Chief Executive Officer Donald Trump.
Your an idiot.
...don't know what your doing.
Good effort, but next time go for the triple combo!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
(Yeah, it's not 9600, sorry.)
When I was staying in Europe for a few weeks (I'm from the USA) I had to wire some money over to the landlord. So I opened the PDF form from my (American) credit union, filled in the details, pasted in a signature and sent it back. "Sorry sir, but we are unable to accept an electronic copy; please print out the form, sign it, and then scan+email or fax it over."
So of course I just opened the document in GIMP, rotated it slightly, added some noise, turned down the contrast and sent it back. Landlord was happy, credit union was happy, and all I had to do was forge my own documents...
Raising a dimensional quantity to a power doesn't always make sense -- since [whateverthefuck] = [micrograms/serving], [whateverthefuck^9] = [something silly].
And if you want to do this as relative amount (0.1 meaning ten percent, etc.), then raising it to the ninth power makes it smaller, which isn't exactly what you intended.
The More You Know...
This is useful in calculating the data bandwidth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... (The bandwidth in 400-700MHz is...well...300MHz.)
...can indulge his geekly interests in a more world-changing way than installing the newest release of Debian and vainly looking for something useful to run on it.
Wow. That's...a little too close to home. Please think of other people before saying such hurtful things.
"Uber is violation the Ontario Highway Traffic Act"
"caused them to lost money"
Yes, it is very Confusing.
FTFY.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U...
Hopefully it ships with the man page...
Dyson agrees that anthropogenic global warming exists, and has written that "[one] of the main causes of warming is the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere resulting from our burning of fossil fuels such as oil and coal and natural gas."[53] However, he believes that existing simulation models of climate fail to account for some important factors, and hence the results will contain too much error to reliably predict future trends: ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...
Freeman Dyson also doesn't understand gravity (no one does). But that doesn't mean some vague claims can't be made about the two -- "heavy objects hurt when they fall on your foot" isn't a rigorous scientific statement, but it is true, as is his (vague) quote above.
Oceans make up 75% of the earth...
Whoa there! All your fancy number-facts are makin' my head hurt.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/...
Pin head. The term was originally written as two words.
FTFY.
Nope -- regardless of star status, Jupiter is farther away from the Earth than Sol.
... the longer it takes the less practical it would be to use it against a moving target.
Certainly true, but given that light is (near as makes no difference) instantaneous in this case, having the target in your sights and hitting it are the same thing. If the range is increased enough, I suspect that this would be a much easier weapon to use than, say, projectiles, as there's no possibility of evasion.
Yet another reason to switch to fiber...